Harris Corp. Announces $23M Order for Wideband Tactical Comm System in Mid East

Harris Corporation HRS, an international communications and information technology company, has received a $23 million order from a country in the Middle East as part of its tactical communications modernization program. Harris will provide the country with Falcon III^® radios, accessories, software, service and support as part of a transformational wideband tactical communications system. The system provides battlefield forces with greater command and control and situational awareness by transmitting tactical voice, video and data. The system integrates a full suite of software-defined radios from the Harris Falcon III^® RF-7800 family. This includes the lightweight RF-7800S, a soldier personal radio for full-duplex voice and data communications over 2 kilometers; the RF-7800M for wideband mobile ad-hoc networking; and the RF-7800W High-Capacity Line-of-Sight Internet Protocol radio for high-speed backhaul data communications. The order also includes networking components, accessories and spares.